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In the ongoing effort to support our local, county, and state partners, IEMA will provide information and specifics to coordinate current information:
 

  • Presidential Disaster Declaration for Cook, Fulton, Henry, St. Clair, Washington, Will, and Winnebago Counties in Illinois for severe weather in July 2024
  • Presidential Disaster Declaration for St. Clair County in Illinois for flooding for 2022
  • Presidential Disaster Declaration for Cook County in Illinois for severe weather in June/July 2023
  • The State of Illinois Disaster Proclamation for the Asylum Seekers in Illinois

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Braidwood Nuclear Power Station Emergency Preparedness

Press Release - Friday, October 18, 2024

SPRINGFIELD -An exercise to test emergency response plans for the area surrounding the Braidwood Nuclear Power Station is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Emergency response personnel from the state of Illinois, Will County, Kankakee County, Grundy County, and Constellation will participate in the exercise.


The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will evaluate the units of government during the exercise. FEMA will provide preliminary findings at a meeting 0n Friday, November 15, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the Will County Emergency Management Agency Response Facility, 22456 Cherry Hill Road, Joliet, Illinois. The public and media may attend this meeting.


A packet of informational material is enclosed with this advisory. This material provides information regarding the emergency plans for the Braidwood, LaSalle, and Dresden Nuclear Power Stations. If you have any questions or wish to schedule a training session for your staff, especially any new personnel, to discuss the emergency plans, please contact the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) Public Information Officer, Kevin Sur.


Please post this notice to ensure that all media personnel are advised of the exercise and the training opportunity.


Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS): Ready.Illinois.Gov


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